The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-16
EnlDOria,

The Kansas City Mid-Continent, of
June 18th, contains the following letter
with reference to EmpOria:
Midway of the present year finds
Kansas marching on with her sister
states in the line of progress. Boun-
teous rains and beaming sun shine
are working wonders everywhere with
in her borders. Green prairies, waving
wheat and Oat fields and checkered
cOrntields speak louder than words of
the abundant harvest Kansas is bound
to mature this season. A finer spring
of sowing we seldom have. No inter-
ruptions by rain, hail, snow or frost,
but weeks of patient labor has been the
farm erS' programme this season, and
dented acreage of of all crops grown in
the temperate zone. One farmer will
casually mention his hundred acre
tract of oats or corn with far less BRAY
ado than his New England neighbor
speaks of his five acre potato patch.
While Kansas products and live
stock are receiving great attention, the
building up of cities within her gates
| is not neglected. In Central Southern
Kansas we find one of the handsomest
cities of the Union, the county seat of
Lyon County. Quiet, conservative and
moral, Emporia stands to-day the peer
of any city in the state. She is the
prettiest city by all odds-so say all
| commercial men and tourists. Her
commanding situation between the
noble Cottonwood River and the clear,
| sparkling Neosho River, on table
| land with slight incline to the South,
sufficient for all sanitary purposes is
seldom surpassed.
The system of parking out into the
street in front of each residence is a
popular feature of landscape garden
ing here. Ten extra feet, including
| the sidewalk, is graded and sowed to
| grass. a line of shade trees is planted
on the outer edge of the parking.
New beauty is added to each resi-
dence and the mOnotOny of the bare
streets is relieved by shade trees and
lawn. Parking the streets is a city
ordinance. College Hill, a new addi-
ton to Emporia, is attracting consider
able attention during the present furry
in real estate. The commanding
structure owned by the Presbyterian
Synod THE College of EmpOria) erected
at cost of S75, 900. gives to this addi-
place of residence. The College sight
is one of the finest III the state. At
ones feet to the South lies the far
famed Cottonwood Valley, taking in
scope of country so by so miles
Four lines of II. r. can be seen from
this point. Forests and fields COM
bine to make pleasing and interest
ing picture. The college is a young
Institution of only few years growth,
but is making rapid strides toward
position of eminence among Kansas in
situations. The structure is built
of dressed stone, is fashioned after
most modern architecture of the age.
Woodland Park ranks next in popu-
lar favor among recent additions TO
Emporia. The addition is west of the
College and comprises a tract of land
fully as beautiful as College Hill. 1t is
owned by Emporia's most progressive
citizens, who have spared neither time
or expense modelling a complete park
suitable for suburban residence.
Several hundred acres owned by
Kansas City parties join this addition
on the south, and it is the idea of these
capitalists to reach the business part of
town from these additions by new
motor line. A mile on to the north
west are located the new reservoirs
which will supply Emporia with spark
ling spring water from the Neosho
River.
Work on this project is being pushed
with great energy and the new water
will be in use September list, 1887. The
contractor has fallen in with a peculiar
formation of cement gravel which is a
new CIou1clJ anu one UnaJ n6ceSSlGdCeS
slow and patient work. The view
from this reservoir at this season of
the year, when all nature is robed in
grace, extends for miles in circumfer-
ence and defies all comparison.
A substantial dam of cut stone is
being built across the Neosho River
from whence will be pumped the water
supply. Pipe laying will be completed
by July 1st, and by September 1st EN-
poria will have one of the finest syS-
TENS of water works this side of the
Missouri River. Analysis reveals the
fact that the NeoSho River water is
pure and soft.
Numerous Improvements are pro-
crossing in the city this season, includ-
ing business blocks and residences. The
State Normal School win have an adj
dition costing So, 900 and bids are open
ed this week, work to begin at once.
The Kansas City Short Line r. r. by
way of Ottawa, has been thoroughly
viii be ready for business by June Is.
All Gulf trains for Galveston and Texas
reach Emporia by the Short Line after
January 18th.
The M.K.& S.W., new railroad, viii
put surveyors to work soon. 1t comes
from Kansas City and strikes out for
FL PaSo, Texas. Work on this road
will begin by August lst. Emporia
presents, to-day, the finest field for
safe and profitable investment in the
state,